Chinese Investments in Brazil: Economic Diplomacy in Bilateral Relations

Abstract The People’s Republic of China has consolidated its status as a great power and strengthened presence in different regions the planet. In accordance with economic development strategy, Beijing’s growing bond Latin America is part China’s need to guarantee access raw materials energy resources. this framework through diplomacy, trade relations, well loans investments most region’s countries.Brazil an example relationship pattern, one important partners top investment destination America. It became commercial partner 2012. This paper will analyse composition evolution Chinese foreign direct (FDI) Brazil between years 2004 2020. order do so, we study main projects carried out by country, characteristics companies (state or non-state) that participated process, understand their features. Likewise, articulation FDI flows. We start from premise are directly linked strategic interests, while at same time guided market logics try maximise profits. vein, within ‘going strategy’,state play fundamental role.